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† little-what Obs.
[f. little + what. Cf. littles what s.v. little B. 3 c.]
A small portion or quantity (of); somewhat. Also a little what (advb.): in some degree, somewhat.
c1380Wyclif Serm. Sel Wks. I. 62 So þat ech on myȝte take a litil what of breed. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 99 Twenty ȝere and a litelwhat more. Ibid. V. 191 And so he reste a litel what sittynge [L. modicum sedendo]. 1398― Barth. De P.R. iv. ix. (Tollem. MS.), A litill what swete in sauoure [L. in sapore parum dulce]. a1400–50Alexander 4392 Of þi lare a litill-quat likis me to write. |